Into the Deepest Darkness (Inactive)

Game Master kamenhero25

Korock is a Kellid barbarian who, while exploring a cave, fell into a deep shaft into the darklands. He fell into a pool of black blood, and the necromantic substance saved his life, but altered his physiology in turn. Whether he fell into the Land of Black Blood itself, or a smaller tributary cavern, he does not know.

Could be his mother, snub a matron and instead of provoking the oni by killing him. Have him shipped off to the slave markets of the gray dwarves to throw off any connection to the drow and his mother. Or he could have been taken by the gray drawrves on a long distance raid. Maybe that cave belonged to a hag that hexed him hard and sold him in the deep market under Goka to the ratfolk where he was shipped off to the inner sea where the duergar bought him cheap via surface agents. Maybe it was a magical cave that blinks between two locations, one in Tian Xia and the other in the five kings mountains.

Do you prefer one or do you want me to pick? Plenty of ways for it to go. ;)

While most of her family shared their specie's fascination with found objects and complex tools and machines, Rissi lived under a far more powerful compulsion. She wanted to know not only how things worked, but why; why they were built the way they were, why they were used or discarded, and who had done so to them. Rissi was enthralled by the stories she felt must lie locked within each object, and when her parents announced that they were giving up on the clan and moving the family to Highhelm in the hopes of a better life, she was quietly thrilled. There would be true history in Highhelm, to say nothing of the incredible artifacts she might find there!

Sadly, Highhelm wasn't all that they'd hoped it would be. Although Rissi and her siblings learned to survive there--largely by scavenging, stealing, and dodging dwarven law--the family's supplies dwindled, and soon Rissi's mother was wasting away. In her last days, she bequeathed to Rissi an amulet that she'd worn around her neck since Rissi's father gave it to her during the start of their courtship. Rissi took it tearfully, because she knew that her mother would never give it up if she expected to live long. And three days later, Senna Rawpaws was dead.

Her mother's death sent Rissi into a bit of a daredevil tailspin, and distanced her from the rest of her family. She began exploring lower and lower levels of Highhelm, obsessed with finding newer and stranger artifacts from the city's past. It was on one of these excursions that, when she'd curled up to rest for the "night" and was stroking her mother's amulet, that she closed her eyes and focused, and for the first time felt something change in the world around her--a memory of her mother's love, enveloping her and protecting her from harm.

With practice, Rissi began to learn how to manifest such effects by sheer force of will from a number of objects: the coin that covered the single eye of a cyclopean corpse she found in a deep chamber, and a pair of earrings that she stole from a haughty half-elven courtesan that she briefly flirted with while the courtesan was moving through the city. Some of the changes she found herself able to make in the world delighted her; others terrified her. But all of them gave her more self-confidence and assurance, and she ventured deeper into the lowest levels of Highhelm, all alone.

It was on one of these journeys that she discovered the crevice leading to Nar Voth. She was intrigued--she had a sense of what it was, though she'd never been to the Darklands--and decided to investigate just a little way further. Unfortunately for her, the crevice deposited her not far from the Long Walk, and she fell afoul of a duergar patrol there. When she was unable to produce the toll they wanted or any traveling papers of any kind, they fell upon her, and she has spent the days since then in the slave pens of Hagegraf...

TRAIT
Fast Talker (Social): You gain a +1 trait bonus on Bluff, and Bluff is always a class skill.
Eldritch Delver (Magic): You gain a +1 trait bonus on Knowledge (Dungeoneering) and Knowledge (History) checks, and you treat your caster level as 1 higher for any conjuration spells of the teleportation subschool.

CLASS
Sneak Attack +1d6: When you catch a foe flat-footed, or flanked, you can deal extra damage.
Trapfinding: You add 1/2 your rogue level (+1) to Perception checks to locate traps and Disable Device checks. You can use Disable Device to disable magic traps.
Evasion: If you succeed at a Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage, you instead take no damage. You can only use this ability if you are wearing light or no armor.
Rogue Talent: Black Marketeer: You treat every settlement as one size greater for the purpose of determining the gp limit of the base items for sale, as well as the number of minor, medium, and major magic items available in the settlement. With a successful Diplomacy check (DCs listed in feat), you can treat the settlement as two sizes greater. If the check fails by 5 or more, you spook the market, and treat the city as normal for one week. Your poor roll might also cause someone to retaliate against you or alert the authorities.
Implement Schools: Abjuration, Necromancy, Enchantment
Mental Focus: 8 points (lvl+INT). These points refresh each day and can be invested in implements she has on her, which activate the resonant powers. Any abilities that are activated by investing a specific number of mental focus points are activated when the points are invested for the day, and are NOT diminished or altered by spending the points over the course of the day to use focus powers. The implement grants its resonant power to whoever holds it; they can be lent to allies (though that prevents her from using the focus powers or casting spells in that school with ease). She can save generic mental focus in her own body, but using it to activate focus powers doubles the cost of such powers.
Magic Item Skill: Gain a bonus on all Use Magic Device checks equal to 1/2 occultist level.
Object Reading: Examining an item in this way requires Rissi to spend 1 minute handling the item. If the item is a magic item, the occultist learns its properties and command word as if she had successfully examined the item using detect magic and succeeded at a Spellcraft check. This ability does not reveal whether the item is cursed unless the occultist's class level is equal to or greater than the caster level of the item. If the item has any historical significance, the occultist learns one piece of information about its past (as determined by the GM). Finally, if the item was last used no longer than 1 day ago per the occultist's class level, the occultist learns one piece of information about the last creature to use the item. 
Shift Focus: You can spend 1 minute in quiet concentration to shift focus from one implement to another; this removes a number of points of mental focus from one implement and adds that number -1 to another. You can only shift focus from one implement to another, not generic focus into an implement. This, unlike expending focus normally, does reduce the effects of any resonant powers that depend on a specific amount of focus, though it does not increase those of the implement that gains focus.
Focus Powers (DC 16): All resonant powers for schools, plus Mind Barrier and Loci Sentry (Abjuration); Mind Fear and Spirit Shroud (Necromancy); and Cloud Mind (Enchantment).

FEAT
Weapon Finesse (Rogue Bonus): When using a finesse weapon made for a creature of your size, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength on attack rolls.
Deceitful: Gain a +2 bonus on all Bluff and Disguise checks. If you have 10 or more ranks in one of those skills, the bonus increases to +4 for that skill.
Cunning Caster: When casting a spell, you can attempt a Bluff check (opposed by observers' Perception checks) to conceal your actions from onlookers. If the spell requires material components, you take a -4 penalty on the Bluff check. Psychic spells never have verbal or somatic components (they replace them with thought and emotion components, respectively). If the spell produces an obvious effect (such as a fireball), you also take a -4 penalty on the check. These penalties are cumulative.
Edge Runner: You can move at full speed while using Acrobatics to traverse narrow services, and do not become flat-footed or lose your DEX bonus to AC when doing so. You also gain a +4 bonus to Climb checks to catch yourself when falling. You also gain a +4 bonus on saving throws against effects that would cause you to fall (such as a pit trap). This bonus does not apply to your CMD against bull rush or trip attacks.

SPELLS KNOWN
Knacks (DC 14, no limit): Resistance, Daze, Grave Words
1st-Level (DC 15, 4/day): Shield, Charm Person, Inflict Light Wounds
2nd-Level (DC 16, 2/day): Spectral Hand, Resist Energy, Demand Offering

Betrayal ate at the scion of Rasivrein, even as the gray dwarves tried to break him. Taken to the slave market he was bought by Alak Marduin Kels, a specialist in combative specimens. Alak was a owner and trainer of gladiators and Kellendross was taken to his academy. At first rebellious and unwilling to learn the ways of the school, the elf made friends of the champion of the school, the troll warrior Trusk. Taken under Trusk's guidance he learned to fight in the ways of the arena. More importantly he learned of the glory that he could attain, the honor of the sands. Still he holds hatred in his heart, and he vows to win his freedom and claim his vengeance.

Str 16, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 13
Base Attack +6/+1, CMB +9, CMD 21
AC 21, Touch 13, Flat-footed 18
Fort +5, Ref +10, Will +4
HP 45 (6d8 + 6 + 6 (FC))
Speed 30ft
Init +5

Feats: Drow Nobility, Improved Shield Bash (b), Endurance (b), Two Weapon Fighting, Improved Drow Nobility, Shield Master (b)

Traits: Ease of Faith (+1 to Diplomacy and is class), Wicked Leader (+1 to cha checks vs evil creatures, if cohort is evil max level is 1 level lower rather than 2)

Skills: Acrobatics +7 (4 ranks + 3 Dex), Climb +7 (1 ranks + 3 class + 3 Str), Diplomacy +11 (6 ranks + 3 class + 1 Cha + 1 trait), Intimidate +8 (4 ranks + 3 class + 1 Cha), Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +6 (2 ranks + 3 class + 1 Int), Knowledge (Nature) +5 (1 ranks + 3 class + 1 Int), Knowledge (Religion) +2 (1 ranks + 1 Int), Perception +13 (6 ranks + 3 class + 2 Wis + 2 racial), Ride +10 (4 ranks + 3 class + 3 Dex), Stealth +12 (6 ranks + 3 class + 3 Dex), Survival +11 (6 ranks + 3 class + 2 Wis), Swim +7 (1 ranks + 3 class + 3 Str)
Background Skills: Handle Animal +8 (4 ranks + 3 class + 1 Cha), Knowledge (History) +3 (2 ranks + 1 Int), Knowledge (Nobility) +3 (2 ranks + 1 Int), Linguistics +3 (2 ranks + 1 Int), Sleight of Hand +5 (2 ranks + 3 Dex)
+1 Cha checks vs Evil

Languages: Common, Drow Sign Language, Dwarven, Elven, Undercommon

Spells: Ranger (CL 3, 1st 2)
Memorized: 1st Longstrider, Resist Energy

Special Attacks: Favored Enemy (Aberration +4, Humanoid (Dwarf) +2)

Special Qualities: Combat Style (Weapon and Shield), Elven Immunities, Favored Terrain (Underground +2), Light Blindness, Spell-like Abilities (at will Detect Magic, 2/day Dancing Lights, Deeper Darkness, Faerie Fire, Feather Fall, Levitate), Spell Resistance 12

Combat Gear: Mithral Breastplate, +1 Longsword, +1 Light Steel Shield, MW Hand Crossbow, 10 Bolts, Cold Iron Morningstar

Other Gear: Explorer's Outfit, Deluxe Dungeoneer's Kit, Ranger's Kit, Pathfinder's Kit, Wand of Cure Light Wounds (50 charges), Potion of Spider Climbing, Potion of Bull's Strength, Oil of Bless Weapon x2, Oil of Shield of Faith (+2) x2, Potion of Cure Light Wounds x2, Bandolier, 107gp, 5sp

Special Abilities: Darkvision 120ft, Keen Senses, Hunter's Bond (Animal Companion), Poison Use, Track +3, Weapon Familiarity, Wild Empathy +7

Symiel

Animal Companion: Wolf

Medium Animal

Str 14, Dex 16, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Attack +2, CMB +4, CMD 17
AC 18, Touch 14, Flat-footed 14
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +1
HP 21 (3d8+6)
Speed 50ft
Init +3

Feats: Dodge, Mobility

Skills: Perception +5 (1 ranks + 3 class + 1 Wis), Stealth +6 (1 ranks + 3 class + 2 Dex), Survival +2 (1 ranks + 1 Wis)

Tricks: Combat Training, Attack (all), Flee

Abilities: Evasion, Link, Low-Light Vision, Scent, Share Spells

Attacks: Bite (+ 4, 1d6+ 2 + trip)